General Knowledge Quiz
1. What is the lowest-pitched member of the oboe family?
A Bassoon B Shawm C Hecklephone D Cor anglais
2. How is Holy Innocents Day also known?
A Childermas B Good Friday C Christmas Day D All Saint’s Day
3. Which British novelist and playwright wrote The Bottle Factory Outing and The Dressmaker?
A Beryl Bainbridge
B Beryl Stevenson
C Beryl Bruce
D Beryl Robinson
4. Blur’s Damon Albarn contributed to the soundtrack for which chilling tale of cannibalism in 1999?
A Alive
B Face
C Cannibal Holocaust
D Ravenous
5. Which US athlete won four gold medals at the 1984 Olympics?
A Linford Christie B Florence Griffith Joyner C Carl Lewis D Michael Jordan
6. Which popular comedy panel show hosted by Greg Davies recently moved to Channel 4?
A Would I Lie to You? B Hypothetical
C Taskmaster
D Mock the Week
7. Which Italian criminologist put forward the theory that criminals could be recognised by certain physical characteristics?
A Cesare Puccini B Cesare Lombroso C Cesare Rossi D Cesare Camanelli
8. How is the whale Orcinus Orca that has been known to prey on other whales better known?
A Killer whale B Dolphin C Humpback whale D Blue whale
9. What sort of creature is a basilisk?
A A dragon B A lizard C A rat D A snake
10. Which element has the chemical symbol K?
A Calcium B Kryptonite C Potassium D Carbon
11. What was the name of Jane Fonda’s then-husband who directed her in the kitsch sci-fi romp Barbarella?
A Michelangelo Antonioni B Roger Vadim C Bob Rafelson D Mark Rydell
13. What sort of creature is a flying phalanger?
A A marsupial B A reptile C A bird D An insect
12. Which impressionist played Spock in TV’S Preston Front?
A Rory Bremner B Alistair Mcgowan C Harry Enfield D Michael Mitchell
14. What is it called when a writer uses more words than is necessary?
A Metaphor B Instress C Hendiadys D Pleonasm
15. Which large aquatic bird belongs to the genus Cygnus?
A Heron
B Swan
C Canada goose
D Flamingo